The Urban Pantheist

If there are a lot of spiderwebs and/or cobwebs in my basement does that mean there are a lot of spiders and cobs? And if there are, what do they eat? Each other? Me when I'm down there? I'm hoping it's just a couple of prolific webmeisters but I think probably not. And I like spiders, but not so much webs in the face in the gloom of the basement. (I heard spiders webs can help cuts heal. If your fingers mending too slowly maybe get your spidey friend to spin out a bandage and see if it helps.)